Cool expansions
SquareRooms|January 2021
In the hands of Versify Studio, this two-storey maisonette was transformed into a commodious, bright and well-ventilated “house in the sky”
MICHELE KOH MOROLLO 
Cool expansions

Space Maisonet te

Location Potong Pasir

Reno Period 24 weeks

Home To A married couple

When Versify Studio architects Alan Lau and Vivian Johnny set out to refurbish this 36-year-old two-storey maisonette in Potong Pasir, they saw it as an opportunity to apply tropical living design principles to enhance the look and feel of the space. “Cities and towns used to have distinct architectural characteristics that responded to their local climates and cultures. Now, however, many cities look like what Rem Koolhaas refers to as ‘the generic city’,” Lau comments.

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